Language in the USA: Themes for the Twenty-first Century - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052177747X ISBN 13: 9780521777476

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This textbook furnishes a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the U.S., exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the U.S.A.

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Book Description:

This textbook provides a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the USA, exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the USA. Clear, accessible and broad in its coverage, it will be welcomed by students across the disciplines of English, Linguistics, Communication, American Studies and Popular Culture, as well as anyone interested more generally in language-related issues.

About the Author:

Edward Finegan is Professor of Linguistics and Law at the University of Southern California.

John R. Rickford is Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor of Linguistics, Stanford University, and Director of Stanford University's program in African and Afro-American Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 052177747X
• ISBN 13: 9780521777476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 519
• Editor: Finegan Edward, Rickford John R.